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Weighing just over 1,300 pounds, NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is hurtling toward Earth, its fiery re-entry set to slam into the ...

NASA and the U.S. Space Force have been tracking a one in 4,200 chance that remnants from spacecraft can survive re-entry and harm someone on Earth. (NASA.gov photo) ...

A cargo resupply spacecraft is on its way back to Earth from the International Space Station, where it will make a fiery ...

The Van Allen Probe A, a 1,323-pound NASA satellite that once studied how the Van Allen radiation belts protect the planet from cosmic radiation and space weather, is expected to re-enter Earth’s ...

GOLDEN, CO — The surge in megasatellite constellations is creating problems beyond amplifying the Earth-circling space debris, according to new research. Reentering spacecraft and rocket stages may ...

Progress 92 undocks, carrying trash for disposal after completing its resupply mission.

Will Ohio see the NASA satellite crash? What we know as Van Allen Probe A is expected to reenter Earth on March 10 after 14 years in space.

"The risk of harm coming to anyone on Earth is low," NASA said.